Citation

Antri Andronikou SW, Xatzifwtiou S. Int. J. Caring Sci. 2014; 7(2): 468.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Professor Despina Sapountzi-Krepia)

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Abstract

This article presents the magnitudes and patterns of domestic violence against women in Cyprus and attempts to describe the psychological, social and cultural profiles of abused women, as these are presented in a series of data collected by the Cyprus Police, the Social Welfare Services and the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family, as well as through studies carried out by the Advisory Committee for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family and the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies.

KEYWORDS: Domestic violence against women, profile of abused women, Cyprus abused women

Language: en